Chad Kirkpatrick Resume

WORK
 

2008 - NOW : SVALT ® (Svalt Design, LLC)
- Location : Portland, Oregon.
- Position : Designer, President and Founder.
- Responsibilities : Nearly all startup and business aspects, such as concept design, prototyping, testing, design development, patents, design for manufacturing, fabrication specifications, packaging design, manufacturing and supply chain management, quality assurance, assembly, photography, logo design, trademarks/patents, website design, marketing, social media, sales, customer service, business operation, etc.
- Projects : SVALT Cooling Dock, Cooling Stand, and future products.

2004 - NOW : Witness to Beauty ® (Witness to Beauty Photography, LLC)
- Location : Portland, Oregon.
- Position and Responsibilities : Photographer and Business Owner.
- Projects : Architectural, built, nature, and people photography.

2001 - 2008 : Rowell Brokaw Architects
- Location : Eugene, Oregon.
- Position : Designer and Project Manager.
- Responsibilities : Project management, client coordination, fee estimates, program development, design, permit/construction documents, construction administration, and USGBC LEED management.
- Projects : Planning (mixed-use, multifamily and retirement developments), architecture (institutional, commercial, multi-family, retirement, special needs and single family residential), furniture, and industrial design.

EDUCATION
 

1997 - 2001 : University of Oregon.
- Degree : B.Arch.
- Ranking : Summa Cum Laude and Top-of-Class.
- Awards : Centurion and AIA Outstanding Scholar.
- Focus : Responsive Design and Sustainable Architecture.

1995 - 1997 : Northern Arizona University.
- Awards : Outstanding Scholar and Highest Ranking Scholar.
- Focus : Sociology and Environmental Studies.